Everyone has a fighting chance
It appears mixed martial arts fans are not the only combat sport followers disappointed this weekend, as the marquee boxing match was cancelled due to a bad weight cut attempt by the challenger, Danny O’Connor.
Two days after the stunning news of his removal from the UFC 226 lineup, Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Max Holloway has broken his silence.
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter and commentator Paul Felder has now gotten a raw deal twice in a row, losing two opponents at the last minute as injury replacements for other fights, but this time he’s happier with the outcome.
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran and former hockey enforcer Steve Bosse is looking to follow Conor McGregor’s lead into a crossover boxing match, but a criminal investigation into Bossé and his manager has put his bout against former boxing champion Jean Pascal into serious jeopardy.
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran and former hockey enforcer Steve Bossé is looking to follow Conor McGregor’s lead into a crossover boxing match, but a criminal investigation into Bossé and his manager has put his bout against former boxing champion Jean Pascal into serious jeopardy.
More than a decade after his father submitted to a rear-naked choke from Jake Shields at a Shooto Americas event in Honolulu, Ray Cooper III meted out some vengeance.
The injury bug struck the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the third time this week, as an injured Ilir Latifi was forced out of his UFC Fight Night 134 co-main event bout against Glover Teixeira, just days after news broke of Volkan Oezdemir’s removal from the main event against Mauricio Rua.
This Saturday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title is on the line as champion Stipe Miocic takes on light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the headliner at UFC 226, which caps off International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
Highly-rated Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight Chan Sung Jung, who has been on the sidelines for over a year due to a knee injury, claims to be in fighting shape once more — and already has a comeback opponent in mind.
As if this year’s International Fight Week weren’t dramatic enough, a new blood feud emerged between Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis during Thursday’s press conference.